Friday, December 7, 2012

ASUS Malaysia has sent out invitations to select media friends to attend the launch event of Padfone 2
– the second generation of the Padfone smartphone and tablet combo. The
event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 13 in Kuala
Lumpur.
Padfone 2 made its first debut on October 16.
In addition to Malaysia, the smartphone/tablet combo will be available
by the end of year in Europe (Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Sweden) and Asia
(Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and U.A.E).
Our neighboring country, Singapore has already got their hands on
Padfone 2 last month.
Padfone 2 is available in black and white flavors, with three models
for sale – 16GB, 32GB or 64GB. For market in Malaysia, we expect only
two models – the 32GB and 64GB to launch here.
No word on the pricing and availability yet, not until the launch
date. Our wild guess is that the Padfone 2 will go on sale in Malaysia
on Friday, December 14, yes just in time for Christmas. As for the
pricing, let’s check out the prices in Singapore before making any
guess.
In Singapore, Padfone 2 smartphone is retailed at S$848 (RM2119) and
S$988 (RM 2469) for 32GB and 64GB model respectively. Padfone 2 tablet
dock station is selling separately at S$328 (RM 819). Padfone 2 can be
purchased together tablet station for $1,099 (RM 2746) for 32GB model
and $1,239 (RM3096) for 64GB.
We hope the prices will be cheaper here than our Singapore counterpart.